North West Shelf Gas Pipeline

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The North West Shelf Gas Pipeline is an offshore operating gas pipeline in Western Australia.

Location

The North West Shelf Gas Pipeline (1TL) connects the North West Shelf Project's offshore production facilities to the existing onshore Karratha Gas Plant in Western Australia.

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Project details

• Operator: Woodside
• Owner: Woodside (33.33%), BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%), Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%), Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) (16.67%), Shell Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%)
• Parent company: Woodside (33.33%), BP (16.67%), Chevron (16.67%), Mitsubishi (8.3%), Mitsui Group (8.3%), Shell (16.67%)
• Capacity:
• Length: 134.2 km
• Diameter: 40 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 1983
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: North West Shelf LNG Terminal Pluto LNG Export Gas Pipeline

Expansion projects

North West Shelf Gas Pipeline 2TL

The expansion project North West Shelf Gas Pipeline 2TL connects the North West Shelf Project's offshore production facilities to the existing onshore Karratha Gas Plant.

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• Operator: Woodside
• Owner: Woodside (33.33%), BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%), Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%), Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) (16.67%), Shell Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%)
• Parent company: Woodside (33.33%), BP (16.67%), Chevron (16.67%), Mitsubishi (8.3%), Mitsui Group (8.3%), Shell (16.67%)
• Capacity:
• Length: 133.9 km
• Diameter: 42 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2003
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: North West Shelf LNG Terminal Pluto LNG Export Gas Pipeline

The initial pipeline, 1TL, was installed in 1982 and the second pipeline, expansion 2TL, was added in 2002 to support the expansion of the LNG facilities at the Karratha Gas Plant. Currently, both pipelines transport gas from the three platforms and the Floating Production and Storage Offloading facility (FPSO) that make up the offshore North West Shelf project.